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Schools in Haddon Heights · Haddon Heights Borough School District

Haddon Heights’s public schools outscore 60% of New Jersey districts

43% of students in Haddon Heights’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Haddon Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#195of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
56%
▲ 7 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 8 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.5K
▼ 17% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
6
1,457 students on the public path
In brief

Haddon Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 422 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Haddon Heights’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,539 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Rose of Lima Elementary School (private) and Brookfield Elementary (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Haddon Heights’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 60% of New Jersey school districts, #195 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (422)Better than 55%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 677 test results and a graduating class of 211 could put Haddon Heights anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Haddon Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (677 in math, 677 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Haddon Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–12Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High SchoolHaddon Heights Borough School DistrictB

Haddon Heights’s public schools are run by Haddon Heights Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Haddon Heights Borough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,457 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$23,539NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 48.6% · 677 students tested
Math43%
State average 35.5% · 677 students tested

Haddon Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Haddon Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Haddon HeightsBHaddon Heights Borough
BarringtonC+Barrington Borough
BellmawrC+Bellmawr Borough PK–8 · Black Horse Pike Regional 9–12
HaddonfieldAHaddonfield Borough
Mount EphraimB−Mount Ephraim Borough
AudubonCAudubon Borough

Every school in Haddon Heights

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Haddon Heightsby address
Atlantic Avenue
Elementary · Grades PK–2
B+
125 students11:1Rate it →
Glenview Avenue
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
261 students9:1Rate it →
Seventh Avenue
Elementary · Grades 3–6
B+
145 students11:1Rate it →
Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
926 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Rose of Lima Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
484 students22:1Rate it →
Brookfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–8
Private · Special education
45 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Haddon Heights’s schools

Are Haddon Heights’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Haddon Heights children attend outscore 60% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #195 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Haddon Heights in?

Haddon Heights Borough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,457 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Haddon Heights’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Haddon Heights Borough School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Haddon Heights spend per student?

$23,539 in Haddon Heights Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Haddon Heights?

Yes: St. Rose of Lima Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 484 students) and Brookfield Elementary (special education, grades 1–8, 45 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.